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rachso
rachso Posts: 174 Member
edited January 29 in Fitness and Exercise
How many calories must you burn to lose 1 pound? OR how long must you workout to lose one pound?

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  • mreeves261
    mreeves261 Posts: 728 Member
    I have read that 1 pound of fat = 3500 calories. Not sure it's possible to have a 3500 calorie deficit in 1 day. I struggle with burning 3500 in 1 week, through exercise anyway.
  • JenMc14
    JenMc14 Posts: 2,389 Member
    You must create a deficit of 3500 calories to lose 1 pound. This does NOT mean that you have to burn 3500 calories through exercise alone. Use a combination of diet and exercise to create a daily caloric deficit. However, you don't want to large a daily deficit or it becomes counter-productive. You have to fuel your body!

    Remember, you're always burning calories, just by living.
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